Gail Bradbrook, one of the founders of the group, climbed onto the top of the entrance of the transport ministry and put up a sign reading "HS2 is our climate emergency" above the revolving doors. Police ordered a halt to all Extinction Rebellion protests in London on Monday after a week action, saying those who did not comply would be arrested. A spokesman for the transport ministry declined immediate comment on the action. Another activist tried to lock herself to the transport ministry but was arrested. She said the high speed rail project would be a "scar across the belly of this land" and that it would destroy vital woodlands and wildlife habitats.

Source: bd News24 October 15, 2019 08:15 UTC